Just below Gimli
Avalancherehn.reiley · Dec 17, 2023 · Valhalla
Quick report
- Weather
- sunny
- Ride Type
- alpineSlopes, convexSlopes, mellowSlopes, sunnySlopes
- Stayed Away
- steepSlopes
- Riding Quality
- amazing
- Snow Conditions
- powder, windAffected
Snowpack
- Depth
- 178
- Obs Type
- point
- Site Aspect
- E
- Test Fracture
- unevenBreak
- Site Elevation
- 2320
- Test Initiation
- moderate
- Foot Penetration
- 17
- Site Elevation Band
- alp
- Surface Conditions
- variable
- Test Failure Layer Crystal Types
- other
-Shovel Shear 45cm. 10 cm above rain crust. Planar with slope angle. -ECT6 at 18cm (Windloaded slope as it was the only skiable slope. As expected the loaded snow popped. ECTX after that layer) -DTX above 14cm rain crust. Removed crust then DT22 with uneven break
Avalanche
- Trigger Type
- natural
- Avalanche Size
- 1
- Start Zone Aspect
- S
- Avalanche Character
- looseDry, windSlab
- Number Of Avalanches
- 2-5
- Avalanche Observation
- 12to24hrsAgo
- Start Zone Elevation Band
- alp
- Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
- 2023-12-17T08:00:00.000Z
Few natural avalanches on the steeper S/SW slopes